SURVEY OF PAPYRI 1950-1951 263 Mr. R o b e r t s publishes under this title an unedited papyrus of the Rendell-Harris collection. These few mutilated lines belong to the Acta Alexandrinorum unknown as yet. By their action (78—81 A. D.) these acts are situated between the Acta Isidoři and Acta Her-manisci. Titus announces that he is going to judge in public( ?) and summons twice the Alexandrines to defend themselves. But they declare of being not ready to proceed to that defence.
H u b e r t M e t z g e r , Zur Stellung der liturgischen Beamten Ägyptens in frührömischer Zeit. (Museum Helveticum vol. 2 (1945) fasc. 1, p. 54 — 62) (editio princeps of Pap. Gr. Vindob. 25824 a) and 25824 b). (II cent. A. D.) in connection with a new revision of Amh. 65).
The papyrus under disscussion contains the extracts from the official journals of various prefects. The purpose of the record is clearly to give an assortment of such acts that speak about the the-ma of „the liturgy" and are apt to show the usage practised in this branch of the administration. Noteworthy in this respect is the εντολή, the instruction of the prefect for the strategos, especially in Col. IV and VI recorded, wherein the requirements are specified with the smallest details, which the liturgies have to follow.
In the protocoll Yind. 25. 284 a) I, there is made a hint at the edict of the prefect Ursus which presumably contained the provi-sion that three brothers should not be called simultaneously to the liturgical office. Also the remaining official documents are con-cerned with this prescription.
Amh. 65 I 9—11 and Amh. 65 II with Vind. 25824 b) I are concer-ned with the revision of certain official posts by the prefect, and may be divided into two parts. First there is made a reference to an earlier official act of the prefect, that is to a letter, which he in his time has written to the strategos Glaukias, wherein he charged the blame on him for not having followed the existing official rules on occasion of a presentation of the liturgical officials since he has sent him two names from the same house. The letter being read aloud obviously to justify the dismissal—sentence pronounced upon the eclogistes Anubion. The prefect reminds, that the order had been passed unto all the eclogists wherein he had made the official prescriptions for them. He reproaches the eclogistes Anubion for having gone beyond his authority.
